Texas

Watch: Pro-choice activists protest Texas anti-abortion laws

Women seeking abortion have reportedly fled Texas for nearby states.

Texas to divest from Ben & Jerry's

Texas adds Ben & Jerry's and its parent company, Unilever, to the state's list of companies that boycott Israel.

Watch: Thousands of migrants overpower police at Texas border

Texas governor blasted Biden for cancelling an order to deport illegal aliens.

Texas Rep: 'No intention of following Biden's COVID mandates'

Rep. Chip Roy lambasted President Biden for the continued surge of illegal immigrants crossing from Mexico with no COVID rules in place.

Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall, threatening Texas

Following landfall on Texas coast, Hurricane Nicholas is expected to move towards southwestern Louisiana, National Hurricane Center says.

Texas murder suspect wrote about 'Jewish Satan worshippers'

Latest evidence reveals Georgette Kaufmann and her husband Daniel Kaufmann were targeted by shooter because they were Jewish.

1,500 rabbis back Texas abortion restrictions

Rabbinical group condemns National Council of Jewish Women and offers support for new law significantly limiting abortions in Texas.

Sweeping abortion ban goes into effect in Texas

New 'heartbeat law' bans virtually all abortions after week 6 of pregnancy in Texas.

Will Texas have enough storage space for all the dead bodies?

With the governor telling residents they don't have to implement COVID measures, local officials requested trailers for more dead bodies.

Texas Governor tests positive for COVID-19

Texas Governor Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19 and currently experiencing no symptoms, his office announces.

Texas examining whether Ben & Jerry's violates anti-BDS law

Unilever could lose $100 million from Texas if Ben & Jerry's is found to be in violation of state anti-BDS law.

Texas Dems sing 'We Shall Overcome' after fleeing voting law

In the midst of their press briefing, Texas Dems broke out in song after going to Washington to prevent the passage of a GOP-led bill.

Trump participates in Texas border security briefing

Former President Trump, Texas Governor Abbott participate in border security briefing.

Watch: Search for Biblical red heifer reaches Texas

Texas rabbi inspects newborn cows on behalf of Temple Institute to find the rare red heifer, which undoes the highest levels of impurity.

Texas first US state to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Resolution backing IHRA definition of anti-Semitism passes both houses of Texas legislature with no dissenting votes.

Federal judge in Texas rejects challenge to vaccine mandate

Judge throws out lawsuit challenging Houston hospital's requirement that workers be vaccinated - then rips comparison to Nazi Germany.

Texas: Neo-Nazi arrested for planning mass shooting

Man in possession of Nazi paraphernalia, firearms arrested after threatening shooting at a Texas Walmart.

Two men killed in Tesla vehicle crash in Texas

Authorities say neither of the men were behind the wheel when the vehicle crashed and caught fire north of Houston.

Texas Rep. Kevin Brady announces retirement

Long-serving Republican Congressman announces this will be his last term in office, will not run for reelection in 2022.

Texas v Biden: governor accuses president of hands off approach

Texas governor claims the president has opted out of interviews and claims his public appearances scripted.

One dead, four wounded in shooting in Texas

One person killed and at least four wounded in a shooting at an industrial park in Bryan, Texas. One person taken into custody.

Texas: Woman arrested after not wearing mask at bank

Woman arrested after not wearing mask at a Galveston bank despite Texas governor's lifting of mask mandate.

Biden: Last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking

Biden rips Governors of Texas and Mississippi for deciding to lift their states’ mask mandates and restrictions on businesses.

Texas lifts mask mandate, permits reopening of businesses

Mississippi also lifts its mask mandate, except for K-12 schools.

Houston Jewish community pulls together to save COVID vaccines

World Bnei Akiva emissaries working in Houston join with local Jewish community to organize mass vaccine campaign after freezers fail.

Texas Congressman dies after contracting COVID-19

Rep. Ron Wright tested positive for COVID-19 on January 21 and had been hospitalized in recent days.

Family loses sense of smell to COVID-19, nearly burns to death

Binaca Rivera was the only one of her family not deprived of the sense of smell by COVID-19. It came in handy.

Veterans Affairs removes swastika headstones at Texas cemetery

Headstones for German prisoners of war which included swastikas, references to 'the Fuhrer' removed from Texas VA cemetery.

Trump seeks to join Texas bid to invalidate millions of votes

Trump asks to intervene in Texas' lawsuit which seeks to invalidate millions of votes in four battleground states.

Dershowitz: Texas' attempt to sue other states 'won't succeed'

"A+ for creativity," says prominent law professor, "but very doubtful that it will work."

Texas sues states Biden won in Supreme Court

Texas says Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin unconstitutionally changed their voting procedures. SCOTUS agrees to hear case.

Trump projected to win Texas

President Trump now projected to win Texas' 38 electoral votes, even as Biden cuts Trump's 2016 margin.

Texas man charged for threatening students during 'Zoom-bomb'

19-year-old Texas man facing charges of threatening an attack on University of Houston after "Zoom-bombed" online class and praising ISIS.

Texas prosecutor resigns after sharing political Facebook post

Texas prosecutor resigns over sharing Facebook post comparing Black Lives Matter to the Nazis.

Shooting attack at Texas Navy base investigated as terrorism

Suspect attempt to rush security gate at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi with a vehicle, before opening fire and injuring one person.

New cases of coronavirus reported in Texas and Washington

President Donald Trump says his country is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak better than all other countries.

Texas Jewish school wins state basketball championship

Yavneh Academy of Dallas becomes first Jewish school to win a state champiomship in Texas history.

'Anybody who is an enemy of Israel is an enemy of Texas'

Texas Governor honored at Friends of Zion event in Jerusalem, receives 'Friends of Zion Award' for support of Israel.

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Shooting at Texas church: 2 dead, 1 critically injured

The shooting ended quickly as a man pulled out his gun and shot the perp. A new Texas law allowing guns in churches passed only months ago.

Texas Rep remembers Maccabees 'but Jews not on their own today'

Rep Crenshaw: 'Together we are united against evil of anti-Semitism. We must stand united because scourge of anti-Semitism has not ended."

No Jews left to mourn as historic Texas synagogue burns

Temple Beth Israel of Breckenridge, closed since 1974, burns down decades after last Jew moved away from the town.

Beto O'Rourke drops out of 2020 presidential race

Once considered a rising star in the Democratic party, former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke saw his campaign peter out.

At least 2 dead in Texas mass shooting

Over a dozen shot overnight at Homecoming party for Texas A&M University.

Tornadoes damage Dallas Jewish federation and JCC buildings

Nine tornadoes caused considerable damage in North Texas, including at the Jewish federation and JCC buildings in Dallas.

Mother handed six years in prison for medically abusing son

Texas mother pleads guilty to insisting on over 320 superfluous hospitalizations and 13 unnecessary surgeries.

Suspected El Paso shooter pleads not guilty

Patrick Crusius pleads not guilty to carrying out mass shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

Jewish death row inmate wins stay of execution

Texas death row inmate who accused his judge of anti-Semitism wins stay of execution.

Jewish death row inmate appeals to Supreme Court

Randy Halprin, who says his judge was anti-Semitic, appeals to Supreme Court.

Texas university briefly on lockdown due to nearby shooting

Baylor University in Texas, briefly goes on lockdown after shooting reported near campus. Incident not related to the university.

Calls to halt execution of man sentenced by 'anti-Semitic' judge

Jewish inmate claims Texas judge who sentenced him was biased by his anti-Semitism, and used anti-Jewish epithets.

Watch: 'Surreal' video captures gunfire in Odessa, Texas

CNN speaks with witness who captured footage of shooter as police arrive at the scene.

Shooting in Western Texas

5 killed and nearly 20 wounded. Odessa Police: "At the moment, investigators believe there was one shooter involved"

El Paso shooter confessed to targeting Mexicans

Officials say Patrick Crusius told authorities he was targeting “Mexicans” and confessed to carrying out shooting rampage at Walmart store.

Rabbis call for 'renewed culture of life' after mass shootings

"Several generations of values-free education has produced too many values-free children, in which life itself has little value or meaning."

Outrage over photo of black man led by rope down Texas street

'Looks like something straight out of the 1800s.' Police Texas apologize after mounted officers lead mentally ill man down street by a rope.

Trump speaks on Texas, Ohio mass shootings

President Trump delivers remarks from White House Diplomatic Reception Room, addresses shootings.

Texas suspect 'wanted to shoot as many Mexicans as possible'

20 murdered, 26 wounded in El Paso shooting. Suspect identified as Patrick Crucius, 21, of Allen, Texas.

Police: El Paso shooting could be a 'hate crime'

El Paso police investigating manifesto that indicates shooting at Walmart could be a hate crime.

Texas: 19 victims killed in Walmart, suspect in custody

A shooting in an El Paso Walmart leaves 19 dead, 40 injured. One suspect is in police custody.

Jewish death row inmate’s appeal claims judge was anti-Semitic

Jewish death row inmate in Texas files appeal alleging that the judge in his case was anti-Semitic and racist.